RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/117588038686976252 A very good read, but I think he got the start wrong. It was Nixon. Giving Nixon a pass on corruption signaled that it was normal for politicians to be corrupt and normal to ignore corruption in return, to give it a pass. The next generations of leaders took it heart. There is no difference between today's advocating for unity and Ford's decision to pardon Nixon.